BWD Coolant Temperature Sensor
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Anybody have any experience (good or bad) on this coolant sensor from Advance Auto?
Its $19.99 (with 20% coupon) if ordered online and I pick it up at my local store.
I know OEM parts is always recommended but my Toyota dealer wants close to $80 (w/tax) for the sensor.
I don't need to change the sensor (car runs fine), just wanted to try what a lot of people claimed that a new coolant sensor did wonders for thier LS400.
Anybody have any experience (good or bad) on this coolant sensor from Advance Auto?
Its $19.99 (with 20% coupon) if ordered online and I pick it up at my local store.
I know OEM parts is always recommended but my Toyota dealer wants close to $80 (w/tax) for the sensor.
I don't need to change the sensor (car runs fine), just wanted to try what a lot of people claimed that a new coolant sensor did wonders for thier LS400.
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I have that exact same sensor in mine from the same place. It made a WORLD of difference with how the car runs, especially when it's in cold start up mode. I have had zero issues with it.
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Its been a couple of weeks since I installed this BWD Coolant Temperature Sensor and have zero issues so far. Car runs great but the one thing that I noticed right away is that the car seems to shifts a lot better -- not that it was bad before but it goes thru the gears faster even when the motor is cold. Not sure if anybody else experienced a difference the way the transmission behaved.
Fuel economy might be a little better as well -- hard to tell for sure since it only gets driven once a week.
Fuel economy might be a little better as well -- hard to tell for sure since it only gets driven once a week.
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here is the lowest cost I have found the OEM sensor (p/n 89422-20010) which was manufactured by NTC (Ohizumi)
www.ebay.com/itm/160548792470
www.ebay.com/itm/160548792470
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